"It's done!" List

Massive unachievable "To Do" list with treats to help me through it

Like many busy boys and girls I use "To Do" lists to organise my life.  I tend to have several on the go at any one time and I tend never to get to the end of a list before I re-draft it, adding more items at a rate faster than I tick things off.


I don't mind never finishing my "To Do" list.  I like to be busy and I can cope with the fact that the nature of my job means that my work will never be truely finished.  I also work on the principle that even if I only complete some of the things on my "To Do" list, as long as I prioritise, properly, I will at least be achieving some of the things that I should.

Recently I came across this post: "How to be Happy".  It contains 9 proactive suggestions to try for that "elusive halo of happiness".  One of these steps is to write an "It's done!" list.  I really like the idea of taking a break from making lists of things I have to get done or of things that I want to achieve and actually taking some time to look at what I've managed to do.

So here goes.

Here's my "It's done!"list for 2011.  (I'm deliberately writing the first ten things that come to my mind rather than spending ages self-indulging in this activity!  Ten achievements is plenty!)

1.  Completed my first year of teaching

2.  Learnt to and became totally hooked on crochet

3.  Learnt to ski

4.  Been to the theatre by myself

5.  Been on 3 lovely holidays (Scotland, Devon, France)

6.  Handmade all my Christmas cards

7.  Started an after-school art club

8.  Got a scholarship for my Masters degree

9.  Did my first overnight school trip

10.  Got out my clarinet from the back of the cupboard and played Jingle Bells

So what would you be on your "It's done!" list for 2012?  Do you take time to celebrate your achievements?  If so how?